SpeedCrazy Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Hey Guys, I am needing some help to find a new phone, i have a consumer cellular plan, not the greatest i know, but i have had the plan for about 6 years now and it is ridiculously cheap so i don't want to drop it. They claim to work with any AT&T or any unlocked GSM phones(just slap the SIM card in). So i need to find find the best bang for the buck phone that meets those criterea, i'm not interested in a smart phone i just want a solid dependable phone that calls, texts, and has a calendar. A camera is nice but not requisite. When i say solid i mean, it my last phone - that died on me last night, is/was a Samsung SGH-A237 - was sumberged in salt water, freshwater, mud, dropped on concrete from the top of a ladder, run over with a 4-wheeler and still worked. The menu was simple and i could get to everything useful with one button push. The only downside was the tiny memory, it would hold about 200 txts before i had to manually delete them all. I favor flip phones because the screen is protected, and in my line of work that is important, but so long as it is tough i don't really care. Price range... ehh... i don't have a lot to go around right now due to some other stuff thats going on but i want something thgat will last. So try to keep it under $100, but cheaper is better. Thanks guys, Speed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil69 Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 I just bought a Blu Tank T190i. It's cheep, rugged, wiil accept a 8GB micro SD, but I can't get it to let me add new names and numbers. To add new contacts to the sim I had to put the sim in another phone, add the contacts, then transfer the sim back http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390646345534?lpid=82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 I just bought a Blu Tank T190i. It's cheep, rugged, wiil accept a 8GB micro SD, but I can't get it to let me add new names and numbers. To add new contacts to the sim I had to put the sim in another phone, add the contacts, then transfer the sim back http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/390646345534?lpid=82 Thanks for the suggestion, but if i can't add contacts.... thats useless. I add and remove contacts fairly regualrly, basically job by job i have a different set of work contacts so i would be screwed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 maybe you could add the contacts to the phone not the SIM for it to work?? (copy them to the SIM if you wanted) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Probably the Samsung Convoy or Samsung Gusto 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Have you taken a look at their phones? https://www.consumercellular.com/Info/Phones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Probably the Samsung Convoy or Samsung Gusto 2. I like the look of the convoy, any idea what the AT&T equivalent would be? Verizon phones run off CDMA not GSM so it would not work for me. Have you taken a look at their phones? https://www.consumercellular.com/Info/Phones Every motorola phone i have had has been cheap, plasticy and generaly useless. Not even solid enough to be a paperweight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 You could give the Huwai a try, I know you said no smartphones but it's in your budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Anyone have anything good to say about Chinese produced tablets? http://www.onda-tablet.com/onda-v973-quad-core-9-7-inch-retina-screen-ram-2gb-adnroid-tablet.html Check out the display on that =o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedCrazy Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 You could give the Huwai a try, I know you said no smartphones but it's in your budget. I wanted people's opinion so that i did not have to give a phone a 'try'. Money is tight and i ain't buying anythong on the offchance its good. A cheap smart phone would likely be worse than a cheap flip, more to go wrong. Anyone have anything good to say about Chinese produced tablets? http://www.onda-tablet.com/onda-v973-quad-core-9-7-inch-retina-screen-ram-2gb-adnroid-tablet.html Check out the display on that =o Tablets? Seriously? On topic please. I am looking at the Samsung Rugy II right now, looks like just the ticket. Anybody used any of this series? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Have you looked at Nokia phones? Really rugged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennethk Posted October 25, 2013 Posted October 25, 2013 Please accept my apology meant to post that in my tablet thread. I'm pretty tired today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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